The UoB Engineers in Business competition was won
by Max Wade (Mechanical Engineering) for his innovative idea to help businesses
capture carbon from the atmosphere. Max has been awarded £3,000 to help develop
his idea.
In second place and winner of a £2,000 prize are teammates Aryan Parekh and Tushar Rana for their inventive urine test design in the home.
In third place and winner of £1,000 is Vanessa
Chigariro for her emission free hydrogen train concept.
An additional prize of
£500 has been given to Louis Akaatenger (Mechanical Engineering) for his online
video application.
The winners will now be put forward into the national competition known as ‘Champion of Champions’, competing against students from other UK universities for a chance to vie for a £10,000 cashpot and industry support.
discipline. This is part of the wider global champion competition organised by Engineers in Business Fellowship which champions business education for engineers
and supports universities by giving them grants to award prizes to students who
develop ground-breaking ideas.
In 2021, University of Birmingham student Joe Garrett made it to all the way to the grand final showdown. See Joe’s blog here
We would like to wish all our UoB Entrants the best in this year’s national competition. Good luck!
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